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Constans GLORIA EXERCITVS Thessalonica
« on: February 14, 2019, 11:25:17 AM »

RIC only lists workshop Δ for this issue. What caught my attention though was the wavy line with dots design on the cuirass. An older topic with some coins with this design element—

https://www.lateromanbronzecoinforum.com/index.php/topic,1323.msg3772.html#msg3772


Constans
A.D. 335- 336
19mm   2.3gm
CONSTANS NOB CAES; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
GLORIA EXERCITVS; Two soldiers helmeted, stg. facing one another, reversed spear in outer hands, inner hands on shields resting on the ground; between them two standards.
In ex. SMTSB
RIC VII Thessalonica 201